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Administrative Areas

Ward
Knighton
Local Authority
Powys
Constituency
Brecon and Radnorshire
Country
Wales

Demographics

Area Type
Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting
National Park
Wales (non-National Park)
Households
140
Population
322
Males
51%
Females
49%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 1909 = least deprived in Wales)
1909

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
88
Wales❚LD7 1HP❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
24
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
17
C2 Skilled manual workers
27
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
20

Age Groups

Population
322
Under 16
16%
16 - 64
56%
65 or over
28%
Under 4
3%
5 - 15
13%
16 - 29
9%
30 - 44
16%
45 - 59
21%
60 - 74
21%
75 or over
16%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
269
Single
61
Married
139
Separated
7
Divorced
28
Widowed
34

Health

Population
322
Very good
143
Good
108
Fair
54
Bad
15
Very bad
28

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
269
Wales❚LD7 1HP❚
Degree or above
34
2+ A Levels or equivalent
9
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
43
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
35
Apprenticeship
69
Other qualifications
13
No qualifications
66

Ethnicity

Population
322
White British
312
White Irish
1
White Other
4
Mixed Black Caribbean
5

Country of Birth

Population
322
England
210
Scotland
2
Wales
101
Ireland
1
Germany
2
Kenya
1
Pakistan
1
North America - Other
2
Antarctica and Oceanea
1

Religion

Population
322
Christian
197
Buddhist
2
Other
2
No religion
99
Not stated
22

Industry

Population
148
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
9
Mining
1
Manufacturing
18
Water supply and waste management
4
Construction
22
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
14
Transport and storage
8
Accommodation and food
3
Information and communication
3
Financial and insurance
5
Real estate
3
Professional, scientific and technical
8
Administrative and support
4
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
6
Education
14
Human health and social work
19

Economic Activity

Population
219
Wales❚LD7 1HP❚
Full-Time employee
63
Part-Time employee
40
Self employed
41
Unemployed
6
Retired
41
Looking after home/family
7
Long-term sick/disabled
5
Student
16
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - never worked
1

Housing Tenure

All categoies
140
Owned outright
59
Owned with mortgage
47
Shared ownership
1
Rented - council
2
Rented - other social
19
Rented - private landlord
8
Rented - other private
1
Living rent free
3

Housing Types

All categoies
141
Occupied
140
Unoccupied
1
Detached
86
Semi detached
27
Terraced
15
Flat - purpose built
13

Household Size

All categoies
140
One person
50
Two people
48
Three people
15
Four people
16
Five people
10
Six people
1

Nearby postcodes

LD7 1DE LD7 1HA LD7 1RS LD7 1HF LD7 1BA LD7 1BB LD7 1DL LD7 1DN LD7 1DF LD7 1DH LD7 1HL LD7 1HG LD7 1AT LD7 1AU LD7 1DW LD7 1AF LD7 1BL LD7 1DG LD7 1DB LD7 1HU LD7 1BT LD7 1BG LD7 1AE LD7 1DP LD7 1DR

Data Sources

  • Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2019
  • Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and Database right 2019
  • Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2019